Sale reports / South Carolina / Williamston Livestock Auction / 2024-07-22

Williamston Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Williamston, South Carolina · Mon, Jul 22
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1958
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
46 vs last sale 556 65 vs year ago 537 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
110 vs last sale 117 75 vs year ago 82 · 91.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
15 vs last sale 25 23 vs year ago 17 · +135.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to no report being issued last week. Heavy offering of average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.04/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits 113.01 against this barn's trailing median of $370.04.
Average price
$257.04
65 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,397
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.54
vs SC average
7.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549264.061,44930
Medium and Large 2531255.101,35330
Medium and Large 3587226.491,3295thin
One grade step is worth $37.57/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
421380338297median 370.0412/1503/0204/2006/2208/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $407.08, low $311.13, median $370.04 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale65 hd
257.04
SC average6 barns · 200 hd
250.50
+6.54
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−7.59
This barn, trailing median29 sales
370.04
−113.01
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,500157.552,36312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,470146.702,15612
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,135138.401,57029
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,057124.671,31721

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,171$1,6716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,042$1,5548
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)982$1,4553thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$1,3443thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)843$1,0722thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,099$1,7704thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)870$1,5063thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,128$2,0882thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,4401thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)789$9536

Every lot, as filed

114 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400378346.21/cwt340.00–350.001,3098
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280352.54/cwt350.00–355.009872
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400382281.36/cwt276.00–287.501,0756
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450402283.34/cwt272.50–290.001,13913
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430315.44/cwt310.00–325.001,3565
Bred CowsSmall 18101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
BullsMedium and Large 19951,682.00/head1,682.00–1,682.001,6821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2151,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500495263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3021
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400353391.22/cwt387.50–395.001,3812
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470289.62/cwt285.00–297.501,3616
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600560290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6241
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450412332.83/cwt320.00–352.501,3716
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515281.67/cwt277.50–287.501,4513
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520265.61/cwt262.50–268.001,38112
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220360.00/cwt360.00–360.007921
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268277.48/cwt275.00–280.007442
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350338285.33/cwt270.00–300.009642
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600568263.03/cwt255.00–268.001,49418
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230290.00/cwt290.00–290.006671
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479287.29/cwt280.00–297.501,37620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29821,454.58/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4553
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517289.96/cwt285.00–293.001,49915
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500488270.46/cwt265.00–275.001,3205
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350336279.49/cwt275.00–292.509394
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy600–650618250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5452
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450421285.29/cwt280.00–312.501,2019
BullsMedium and Large 28081,418.71/head1,385.00–1,442.001,4192
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400385345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3281
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473269.23/cwt255.00–280.001,27313
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0301,226.00/head1,226.00–1,226.001,2261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1981,725.27/head1,650.00–1,845.001,7253
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1711,670.53/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6716
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350310313.31/cwt312.50–315.009713
Bred CowsSmall 3795875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Stock CowsSmall 3705824.28/head776.00–877.508243
Bred CowsSmall 28151,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Stock CowsSmall 27751,023.00/head1,023.00–1,023.001,0231
CowsBoner 80-85%1,183146.41/cwt140.00–155.001,73215
CowsLean 85-90%1,085136.38/cwt134.00–143.001,48010
CowsLean 85-90%1,031114.02/cwt75.00–128.001,17611
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9851
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,470147.76/cwt143.00–157.002,17211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,083129.82/cwt118.00–139.001,40614
Bulls1,812172.99/cwt170.00–175.003,1353
Bulls1,600167.31/cwt166.00–168.002,6774
Bulls1,233140.47/cwt120.00–151.001,7325
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350338377.40/cwt372.50–385.001,2763
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3052,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy300–350325372.38/cwt370.00–375.001,2102
BullsMedium and Large 11,1301,763.06/head1,640.00–1,875.001,7633
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy350–400369368.94/cwt352.50–385.001,3616
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430231.25/cwt220.00–240.009944
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650617204.86/cwt200.00–215.001,2643
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550520247.45/cwt235.00–257.501,2873
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450420250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300253232.52/cwt230.00–235.005882
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy400–450410342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,4041
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485243.20/cwt230.00–250.001,1806
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525223.33/cwt210.00–230.001,1723
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400375248.51/cwt245.00–255.009323
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330238.48/cwt230.00–250.007873
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 39501,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320219.92/cwt215.00–225.007042
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650615212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3071
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250233240.32/cwt230.00–250.005602
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580231.88/cwt220.00–240.001,3455
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450400250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 3815998.00/head998.00–998.009981
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350343250.00/cwt250.00–250.008584
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600593243.73/cwt240.00–247.501,4452
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600587226.49/cwt215.00–237.501,3295
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500485247.53/cwt245.00–250.001,2012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,0001,440.00/head1,440.00–1,440.001,4401
BullsMedium and Large 21,0051,789.00/head1,789.00–1,789.001,7891
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0401,559.16/head1,525.00–1,625.001,5593
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400386306.95/cwt285.00–316.001,1859
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700663250.03/cwt247.50–252.501,6582
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy500–550505217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0981
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy450–500465225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 28901,268.00/head1,268.00–1,268.001,2681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0801,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,0081,344.09/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3443
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450428283.17/cwt260.00–312.501,21221
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700653231.29/cwt220.00–242.501,5102
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324297.57/cwt285.00–315.009644
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376291.35/cwt275.00–335.001,0957
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660225.80/cwt215.00–235.001,49012
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321268.07/cwt260.00–272.508614
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515257.58/cwt250.00–264.001,32720
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650629229.32/cwt228.00–231.001,4426
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560258.40/cwt250.00–270.001,44712
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy400–450435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427255.63/cwt240.00–270.001,09229
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300295260.00/cwt260.00–260.007671
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550532271.47/cwt260.00–285.001,44415
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700666236.70/cwt220.00–250.001,5767
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369260.88/cwt245.00–272.5096317
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528263.24/cwt250.00–272.501,39017
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650629258.90/cwt255.00–277.501,62816
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475258.34/cwt240.00–267.501,22736
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700683247.13/cwt237.50–255.001,6889
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573271.84/cwt255.00–282.501,55815
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615235.25/cwt220.00–250.001,44711
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568253.78/cwt247.50–257.501,4419
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650628242.95/cwt235.00–255.001,5264
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.